Urban developmental environments alter tadpole phenotypes depending on origin.

ABSTRACT: Urbanisation is rapidly altering environments with severe impacts on life on earth. While impacts from urbanisation are widespread, organisms with metamorphic life cycles are particularly likely to be affected, as they often undergo a major shift in lifestyle and habitat across life stages. Early life stages also likely undergo exceptionally high selection due to elevated mortality rates. Despite the potential importance of these early stages, we often lack insight into how urban conditions influence individuals early in their development. This study examined how exposure to urban environmental conditions alters developmental phenotypes in interaction with origin. We studied túngara frog tadpoles (Engystomops pustulosus) from urban and forest populations and conducted a reciprocal transpla

SUBMITTER: Cronin AD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12424279 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature